Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pekin Duck

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The result of the debate was speedy keep with unanimous consent, including nominator who suggested speedying. Friday (talk) 23:53, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Pekin Duck
At first I thought it was an amusing and obvious hoax, however I'm not so sure that an article isn't valid, maybe not this one - ferret-white with canary tinge? Alf melmac 21:29, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Well google says 131,000 so I would say its a verifiable subject. This article needs cleanup badly but I resent the use of AfD for this purpose. Slap a tag on it or clean it up yourself. Perhaps I will if it hasn't been by tomorrow. --Celestianpower hab 21:50, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, real duck breed (per this page, for instance). The name comes from an alternate Anglicization of Beijing. Kirill Lokshin 21:53, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I've cleaned the article up somewhat; perhaps someone more knowledgeable about duck breeds can expand it further. Kirill Lokshin 22:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC)


 * My intention wasn't to misuse the AfD, I posted a question about retracting this AfD nomination at the help desk. I was led astray by a link from the fictional ducks section of the ducks article and the article I saw with "ferret-white", "canary tinge", "Donald Duck" and "Chinese Cuisine use these Pekin duck only. They won't use other duck type since it doesn't "taste the same"" sounded hoaxey. My original nomination was just as amusing and obvious hoax, but changed it after I had second thoughts. Alf melmac 22:11, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * If a Speedy keep helps correct my mistaken nomination here and close the AfD, I'd be grateful, I took a wrong turn and apologise for wasting your time. Alf melmac 22:34, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.